Enclosure 75/16 to letter of 9 Dec 1827
- Holding institution:
- British Library. India Office Records and Private Papers
- Data provider:
- Qatar National Library
- Title:
- Enclosure 75/16 to letter of 9 Dec 1827
- Date:
- 1827/1827
- Description:
- Abstract: A copy of a letter from John McNeill, Surgeon to the British Mission in Tehran, to the East India Company Envoy to Persia [Iran] Lieutenant-Colonel John Macdonald Kinneir, sent from Tehran and dated 17 November 1827.The letter concerns proposed means of ending the ongoing conflict between Persia and Russia [Russo-Persian War, 1826-1828]. McNeill reports a change in the attitude of the Moatemed [Mīrzā ‘Abd al-Wahhāb Nishāṭ Iṣfahānī Mu‘tamid al-Dawlah, Persian Minister] towards pursuing peace terms. McNeill also asks Macdonald Kinneir to intercede with Russian representatives to moderate their demands.This letter was originally enclosed, numbered 16 in 75, in Macdonald Kinneir’s letter to the Secret Committee of the East India Company of 9 December 1827 (IOR/L/PS/9/71/107).Physical description: 1 item (2 folios)
- Language:
- English
- Type:
- Letter
- Type (Narrower):
- Letters
- Type (Broader):
- Text
- Subject:
- Russo-Persian War (1826-1828)
Shah of Persia, Qajar dynasty
Government of Persia, Qajar dynasty - Rights:
- رخصة حكومة مفتوحة
- Identifier:
- 81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0003f1_ar
81055/vdc_100038378586.0x0003f1_en
IOR/L/PS/9/71/123
IOR/L/PS/9/71/123